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he says he uses medical marijuana occasionally. and he believes unionizing workers who manufacture the medicinal pot he needs for pain, is a way to protect workers. >> i'm really surprised that we had to fight this long, when we have industries like the tobacco industry really taking advantage of people, the economy. >> reporter: an economy that is looking for something to pull it out of the recession. margin investments, located in oakland, provides medical marijuana used by patients suffering from cancer, hiv and other life-threatening illnesses. the move to unionize its workers is a way to grow the industry. >> about 12 years ago, the medical marijuana proposition passed. and this is just an extension. people are getting used to it. >> reporter: under the union contract, margin will pay for the workers' health care costs. >> manufacturing and any industry has safety hazards and some need to have protections. you know, this is labor day. and this is oakland. >> reporter: and oakland is leading the way in the medical marijuana ind
he says he uses medical marijuana occasionally. and he believes unionizing workers who manufacture the medicinal pot he needs for pain, is a way to protect workers. >> i'm really surprised that we had to fight this long, when we have industries like the tobacco industry really taking advantage of people, the economy. >> reporter: an economy that is looking for something to pull it out of the recession. margin investments, located in oakland, provides medical marijuana used by...
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we have a trough to the north of us bringing us low pressure. the clouds coming in along the coast, things will be cooling down. let's look at the temperatures where you might be. 74 in gilroy. these numbers yesterday were so much warmer, but it's a nice start to the week and things will be going lower even tomorrow. we will be at 63, half moon bay. more of the typical coastal clouds. it will be pretty nice, except we are cooling off more tomorrow. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> a southern california school could be one of 20 schools across the country to get $500,000 as part of a contest by kohl's department store. officials and parents were anxiously awaiting for those official results. kohl's facebook competition was simple, 20 schools with the most votes could each win $500,000. the parents say they visited college campuses, communities, everywhere they could find to get support and votes that they needed. nerves were frayed when the vote count dropped to as low as 19th on the list in the final week of the competition. >> when every
we have a trough to the north of us bringing us low pressure. the clouds coming in along the coast, things will be cooling down. let's look at the temperatures where you might be. 74 in gilroy. these numbers yesterday were so much warmer, but it's a nice start to the week and things will be going lower even tomorrow. we will be at 63, half moon bay. more of the typical coastal clouds. it will be pretty nice, except we are cooling off more tomorrow. back to you. >> thank you very much....
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don't get too used to it, if anything this year has proven, once you get used to something it's going to change and a cool change is coming our way. a significant temperature drop in the next few days, rob is swreho to show what to expect. hey, rob. >>> this summer, it seems like we've only had five or six hot days and today was one of them. san jose, 92 degrees. it is scorching around the south bay. look at the humidity, way down and bone dry, 13%. as we head north, winds are picking off and we're cooling off at 83 degrees. san francisco, the sea breeze is cranking up. you can see 79 degrees and northwest wind at 17 miles an hour an the fog that's moving up around slee pass in area. the low to the north will drop the temperatures big-time and may toss drizzle our way. we'll have a look at the rapid changes coming your way in a few minutes. tom? >>> thank you, for california law enforcement this labor day has been busier than last. too many people are drinking and driving. as of this morning, california officers had made 990 arrests for driving under the influence. that's 67 more than
don't get too used to it, if anything this year has proven, once you get used to something it's going to change and a cool change is coming our way. a significant temperature drop in the next few days, rob is swreho to show what to expect. hey, rob. >>> this summer, it seems like we've only had five or six hot days and today was one of them. san jose, 92 degrees. it is scorching around the south bay. look at the humidity, way down and bone dry, 13%. as we head north, winds are picking...
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mike inouye is watching the roadways for us this morning trying to get us safe and sound where we need to be. >> expecting more folks on the road, returning from holiday and a lot of schools are in session. we had a big problem at a hot spot as well, westbound 580. you can see the slowdown approaching the dublin interchange, the accident has cleared from northbound 680. speeds of 45 approaching, but at hacienda, speeds at about 25. good slowing coming through livermore, past highway 84, airway, back to the dublin interchange. yellow all the way through. 22 minutes for that drive through. averaging about 40 miles per hour. slower still, antioch, we told you about that earlier slowing, a street over to summersville, now things are bleeding over to pittsburg and bay point. speeds at 45 at their slowest. watching for continued slowing towards 242 heading through concord as well. the maze moving nicely over towards the bay bridge. 19 or 20 minutes off the carquinez bridge. the live look out there shows you what things are like. sunol, slowing coming out of sunol, heading around the golf cou
mike inouye is watching the roadways for us this morning trying to get us safe and sound where we need to be. >> expecting more folks on the road, returning from holiday and a lot of schools are in session. we had a big problem at a hot spot as well, westbound 580. you can see the slowdown approaching the dublin interchange, the accident has cleared from northbound 680. speeds of 45 approaching, but at hacienda, speeds at about 25. good slowing coming through livermore, past highway 84,...